Sep 08, 2015
National Register of Historic Places
Statement of Significance: The George E. Cisney House is significant under Criteria C under the area of the significance of Architecture. It is representative of the historic context "Residential Architecture in Phoenix Prior to 1901." Built in ca. 1897 and constructed in the Colonial Revival architectural style, the George E. Cisney House is representative of the Builder’s Plan Book property type. The George E. Cisney House is also important in the area of Community Planning. As one of only nine nineteenth-century buildings remaining in the Dennis Addition, which was originally platted in 1883, the George E. Cisney House represents a rare survivor of its period and the historic context "Nineteenth-Century Community Development in Phoenix." A popular architectural style used during the plan book era was the Colonial Revival style. The use of the style in residential architecture was widespread in the late nineteenth century. Closely followed copies of plan book examples of the style, as demonstrated by the George E. Cisney House, were once common. The house illustrates a local interpretation of the plan book designs that resulted in an elaborately detailed building which incorporates the major stylistic concepts of Colonial architecture. With the exception of the stucco application over the brick walls, the Colonial Revival-inspired design of the E.W. Skinner House remains intact. Stylistic features include its overall square plan, attention to the symmetry in its massing and façade design, and the use of boxed cornice detailing at the eaves, further accented with eave brackets at the veranda and dentils at the sidewalls. The stylistically typical facade length veranda is used in the house design and the oversized dormers on each roof plane emphasize symmetry, as well as scale. The house also features the use of molding and trim in classical shapes, leaded glass windows, raised panels, and glazed doors. Built by local contractor George E. Cisney as his own residence, the house is a specific example of a builder's reliance on plan book designs in local residential construction.
National Register of Historic Places
Statement of Significance: The George E. Cisney House is significant under Criteria C under the area of the significance of Architecture. It is representative of the historic context "Residential Architecture in Phoenix Prior to 1901." Built in ca. 1897 and constructed in the Colonial Revival architectural style, the George E. Cisney House is representative of the Builder’s Plan Book property type. The George E. Cisney House is also important in the area of Community Planning. As one of only nine nineteenth-century buildings remaining in the Dennis Addition, which was originally platted in 1883, the George E. Cisney House represents a rare survivor of its period and the historic context "Nineteenth-Century Community Development in Phoenix." A popular architectural style used during the plan book era was the Colonial Revival style. The use of the style in residential architecture was widespread in the late nineteenth century. Closely followed copies of plan book examples of the style, as demonstrated by the George E. Cisney House, were once common. The house illustrates a local interpretation of the plan book designs that resulted in an elaborately detailed building which incorporates the major stylistic concepts of Colonial architecture. With the exception of the stucco application over the brick walls, the Colonial Revival-inspired design of the E.W. Skinner House remains intact. Stylistic features include its overall square plan, attention to the symmetry in its massing and façade design, and the use of boxed cornice detailing at the eaves, further accented with eave brackets at the veranda and dentils at the sidewalls. The stylistically typical facade length veranda is used in the house design and the oversized dormers on each roof plane emphasize symmetry, as well as scale. The house also features the use of molding and trim in classical shapes, leaded glass windows, raised panels, and glazed doors. Built by local contractor George E. Cisney as his own residence, the house is a specific example of a builder's reliance on plan book designs in local residential construction.
Sep 08, 2015
Posted Date
Jan 16, 2022
Historical Record Date
Sep 08, 2015
Source Name
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service
